Ancient River Valley Civilizations

This civilization is credited with the creation of surgery.

• Indus Valley

• Ancient Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Ancient China

This civilization had their society structured in a way that would maintain order and avoid chaos called “the Caste System.

• Ancient China

• Mesopotamia

• Indus Valley

• Ancient Egypt

This civilization was split into two regions, “upper” and “Lower.” To us, they may seem backwards.

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient China

• Mesopotamia

• Indus Valley

This civilization has another name. IT can also be

 referred to as 

“the fertile Crescent.”

• Ancient China

• Indus Valley

• Ancient Egypt

• Mesopotamia

This civilization was geographically isolated by water on three sides and a large mountain range on their northern border.

• Indus Valley

• Ancient China

• Ancient Egypt

• Mesopotamia

This civilization believed in the “Afterlife.” With this in mind, they created an intricate process for preserving the body when it had passed away.

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient China

• Indus Valley

• Mesopotamia

This civilization was originally completely unaware that others lived around them. This civilization was geographically isolated by seas in the east, mountains in the southwest, and deserts in the west.

• Ancient China

• Indus Valley

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

This civilization fought A CIVIL WAR for 250 years over who would be the next ruler of the area.

• Mesopotamia

• Ancient China

• Indus Valley

• Ancient Egypt

This civilization would produce one of the most famous rulers of their history: Asoka. Asoka improved living and trading conditions as well as encouraged the spread of Buddhism for this civilization.

• Ancient China

• Ancient Egypt

• Indus Valley

• Mesopotamia

this civilization was the first in recorded history to have developed a writing system, later named “cuneiform.”

• Ancient China

• Indus Valley

• Ancient Egypt

• Mesopotamia